Tuberous sclerosis

Case contributed by Vitalii Rogalskyi , 9 Feb 2019
Diagnosis certain
Changed by Yusra Sheikh, 17 Jun 2022

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CT of the abdomen: multipleMultiple different size renal angiomyolipomas are demonstrated. There are two hypervascular lesions in the left liver lobe, best seen in arterial phase, almost isodense in venous phase, and hypodense in  delayedthe delayed phase.

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In this case, there are three major features of tuberous sclerosis diagnostic criteria: subependymal nodules, lymphangioleiomyomatosis and renal angimyolipomas (more than 2). So patient has a definite TS complex. Interestingly, patient has no clinical symptoms or skin lesions.

Hepatic hypervascular lesions can be interpreted as angiomatous type of hepatic angiomyolipomas without macroscopic fat.

  • -<p>In this case there are three major features of tuberous sclerosis diagnostic criteria: subependymal nodules, <a href="/articles/lymphangioleiomyomatosis-1">lymphangioleiomyomatosis</a> and <a href="/articles/renal-angiomyolipoma">renal angimyolipomas</a> (more than 2). So patient has a definite TS complex. Interestingly, patient has no clinical symptoms or skin lesions.</p><p>Hepatic hypervascular lesions can be interpreted as angiomatous type of <a title="hepatic angiomyolipomas" href="/articles/hepatic-angiomyolipoma">hepatic angiomyolipomas</a> without macroscopic fat.</p>
  • +<p>In this case, there are three major features of tuberous sclerosis diagnostic criteria: subependymal nodules, <a href="/articles/lymphangioleiomyomatosis-1">lymphangioleiomyomatosis</a> and <a href="/articles/renal-angiomyolipoma">renal angimyolipomas</a> (more than 2). So patient has a definite TS complex. Interestingly, patient has no clinical symptoms or skin lesions.</p><p>Hepatic hypervascular lesions can be interpreted as angiomatous type of <a href="/articles/hepatic-angiomyolipoma">hepatic angiomyolipomas</a> without macroscopic fat.</p>

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